Here "we" go again, this time to Pittsburg, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Iowa, Jersey City and Boston for the not quite last leg of the launch of Life and Death on the NY Dance Floor tour of the States.

It’s been hard work. It’s been engaging. It’s been joyous. It will come to an end. Life and Death on the NY Dance Floor and I are enjoying it while it lasts.

SeattlePanel paper “Multivocal partying in early 1980s New York City”Museum of Pop Culture, JBL theatreSaturday 22 April, 4:15-6:15pmI’ll be presenting a paper on the “Sounds from the Underground” alongside Jack Halberstam, Josh Kun and Gala Porras-Kimhttp://www.mopop.org/events/events/pop-conference-2017/

San Francisco Fireside chat chaired by Christopher Orr, the inaugural event of the VDSF speaker series, followed by Christopher Orr DJ setVinyl Dreams, 593 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117Monday 24 April, 6:00-9:00pmhttp://sanfrancisco.carpediem.cd/…/2328054-vdsf-speaker-se…/Free and open to the public

Riverside, CaliforniaBook talk, “New York City Party Culture 1980-83: Conjuncture, Queers, Women”CHASS INTS 1111, University of California Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521Tuesday 25 April, 3:00-5:00pmhttp://ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/event/lawrence/Free and open to the public

IowaPanel paper “Arthur Russell’s New York Sound”140 Schaeffer Hall, University of Iowa (with Legion Arts)Thursday 27 April, 7:30pmFree and open to the publicI’ll be presenting a paper at the “Straight Outta Ottumwa: The Music, Life and Times of Arthur Russell, from Iowa to Downtown New York City” panel alongside Geeta Dayal and Lucy Schiller, with Kembrew McLeod moderatingFree and open to the public